Bradley Beal's Injury Status For Spurs-Suns Game
On Tuesday evening, the Phoenix Suns will host the San Antonio Spurs in Arizona.
They are coming off a 126-104 victory over the Utah Jazz (at home) on Saturday, and Kevin Durant led the way with 26 points.
For Tuesday's game, the Suns will remain without one of their best players, as Bradley Beal has been ruled out.
Via Underdog NBA: "Bradley Beal (back) ruled out for Tuesday."
Beal was traded to the Suns over the offseason after spending the first 11 years of his career with the Washington Wizards.
However, he has yet to make his debut this season.
Last year, the former Florida star averaged 23.2 points, 3.9 rebounds and 5.4 assists per contest while shooting 50.6% from the field and 36.5% from the three-point range.
The Suns come into the night with a 2-1 record in their first three games.
They have victories over the Golden State Warriors and Utah Jazz, and their only loss came against the Los Angeles Lakers.
Last season, the Suns were the fourth seed in the Western Conference and lost to Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets in the second round of the NBA playoffs (in six games).
As for the Spurs, they enter the matchup with a 1-2 record in their first three games and most recently lost to the Los Angeles Clippers by a score of 123-83 on Sunday in Los Angeles.
Last year, they missed the NBA playoffs for the fourth straight season.
Following Tuesday's game, the Suns and Spurs will face off again (in Arizona) on Thursday evening.